Man Found Hiding In Bathroom Arrested

December 8, 1985

POMPANO BEACHDEERFIELD BEACH — A Pompano Beach man, found hiding in a company`s bathroom after hours, was arrested Tuesday and charged with armed burglary, police reported.

Officers said they found Henry Gordon, 30, of the 2900 block of Northwest Sixth Court, with his hands in the air after they forced open a locked bathroom door in the Prime Products Inc. building, 2480 Hammondville Road.

Also found in the bathroom, police said, was a sheathed knife. Another weapon, a steak knife with a four-inch blade, was discovered in Gordon`s pocket when police searched him.

Officers said they searched the business with police dogs after they responded at an alarm and found a dead bolt lock had been pried off a rear door.

MAN DELIVERING FREE FURNITURE IS ROBBED; SUSPECT HELD

A Palm-Aire resident was robbed Wednesday as he tried to deliver free furniture to a man`s home, authorities said.

Police said the Palm-Aire man was giving away used furniture around the 1800 block of Hammondville Road when he was approached by Ira Tyson, 28, of the 800 block of Northwest 17th Terrace, Pompano Beach.

After Tyson said he wanted the furniture, the Palm-Aire man offered to deliver it to Tyson`s home, police said. Tyson directed the man and his companion to an apartment in the 1900 block of Northwest Ninth Street, where the Palm-Aire man began unloading the furnishings.

Tyson then grabbed two gold chains from the man`s neck and ran away, police said. Officers later located at the 17th Terrace address and arrested him on charges of grand theft and strong arm robbery.

ROOMMATES RETURN HOME TO FIND STERO STOLEN

Two roommates reported a stereo stolen from their home in the 3300 block of Quail Close, police said.

The roommates told police they were approaching their house when they saw a young man standing in their yard. When the two entered their residence, they noticed their $495 stereo missing and a window curtain lying on the floor.

Police said they believe the thief entered the house by removing a screen from a living room window and prying open the pane.A Deerfield Beach man who last month allegedly robbed a motorist of a gold bracelet and necklace was arrested Wednesday, police said.

Jerry Boyd, 25, of the 100 block of Southwest First Court, was charged with robbery, burglary and grand theft, police said.

Boyd ran onto the 100 block of Southwest Dixie Highway on Nov. 24, yelling and waving his arms to stop the victim, who was driving north, police said.

Boyd reached into the victim`s car, police said, removing the victim`s necklace, valued at $600, and the bracelet, valued at $1,200. A witness arrived and named Boyd as the one who had committed the robbery.

MAN CHARGED WITH TRYING TO STEAL WAITRESS` TIPS

A Deerfield Beach man was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted robbery after he attempted to rob a waitress of the change she was carrying in her apron, police reported.

Police said Christopher Rolle, 26, of the 600 block of Northwest Second Avenue, entered the restaurant in the 100 block of Northwest Second Street on Oct. 30 and, while another employee was getting his order, grabbed the victim and attempted to remove the apron.

The two struggled over the apron, police said, while the coins spilled on the floor. A witness approached to help the victim and the suspect ran away, police said.A Lighthouse Point man who went to the Police Department on Thursday to report a crime was arrested in the station on an active warrant, police said.

Donald Letts, 19, of the 4000 block of Northeast 21st Way, told police a man had given him a ride home from Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday night and had spent the night in Letts` house. In the morning, Letts said, he noticed $3,000 worth of clothing and jewelry taken from his house.

An officer ran a computer check on Letts while he was in the station and found Letts was wanted in Fort Lauderdale for driving without a license.